Cheryl

Another year of soul-searching and finding my way in this new life. At first it seemed weird being sober all the time. But I don’t miss it-don’t even want to drink at all. I just had to figure out who I was, now. It was action-packed for sure. The kitchen was FINALLY done. It took

Now it’s getting good!  I spent the first three months getting ready for my trip to Europe.  I was amazed when my son, Drew, wanted to join me.  What 30 year old guy wants to travel and spend two weeks with his mother?  But I was thrilled.  I also, unknown to me at the time,

2021 was a year of tremendous growth for me. I took two trips to the beach, only to discover that I didn’t really enjoy it anymore. That was a surprise. I stopped seeing Art, who was a really heavy drinker, and didn’t fit into my new life. That caused problems in the condo community-they all

This was a pivotal year in my life. The lifestyle I’d chosen was no longer the way I wanted to live. I’d become addicted to benzodiazepines, and was drinking way too much. It was the year of Covid, so that didn’t help any. Emma moved back in with me near the end of summer. I

Ahhh…quite a year. Hiking, Springtime in the Smokies photography workshop, at least two trips to the beach, a hurricane. And I remember most of it…haha

I had just bought a condo in Inletview Condominiums, in Lakeshore, Chattanooga, TN. I honestly thought it was going to be my retirement home. Easy maintenance, not difficult to clean, safe, and among like-minded retirees. I thought of it as my pseudo-beach home. I thought I wanted to retire to New Smyrna Beach, FL. And

This is a blog about my adventures during the second half of life. (I know I’m being overly optimistic here 😉 I retired six years ago from nuclear power production-I was a Nuclear Reactor Operator in some form for 32 years. In an industry almost completely dominated by men-which definitely had it’s advantages and disadvantages.